Tool Libraries
How to Start a Community Tool Library
From securing a space and cataloguing inventory to building a borrowing policy that works for a diverse membership — a step-by-step breakdown for Canadian neighbourhoods.
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Documented overviews on community tool-sharing, neighbourhood repair, and waste reduction through collective skill-building in Canada.
Repair Workshops
Neighbourhood Repair Workshops: A Practical Guide
How repair cafes work, what a first event looks like, and what organizers across Ontario and British Columbia have learned about making them a regular fixture.
Waste Reduction
Reducing Household Waste Through Skill-Sharing
An overview of how collective knowledge translates into fewer items sent to landfill each year, with data from Canadian repair events and Statistics Canada.